""ET TROJAN Suspected Cobalt Strike Beacon Activity (DNS)""

SID: 2033817

Revision: 2

Class Type: trojan-activity

Metadata: attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2021_07_06, deployment Perimeter, performance_impact Low, signature_severity Major, updated_at 2021_07_06

Reference:

Protocol: udp

Source Network: $HOME_NET

Source Port: any

Destination Network: any

Destination Port: 53

Flow:

Contents:

  • Value: "|01|" Depth: 1 Offset: 2

  • Value: "|00 01 00 00 00 00 00|"

  • Value: "|10|defenderupdateav|03|com|00|"

Within: 7

PCRE: "/[a-z0-9]{32}\x10defenderupdateav\x03com\x00/"

Special Options:

  • fast_pattern

  • nocase

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